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Nomadic Lifestyle – Finding Our Ebb & Flow

Nomadic Lifestyle - Finding Our Ebb & Flow - The Wilder Route

We’ve recently celebrated our one year anniversary of ‘officially’ living a full-time nomadic lifestyle & are also approaching our one year anniversary of moving into our campervan, Barnaby full-time. At the time we decided to take this leap we’d already had our travel blog, Destination Addict, for 18 months & out of those 18 months […]

Driving The Bardenas Reales ∼ Northern Spain’s Navarre Desert

Driving The Bardenas Reales - Northern Spain's Navarre Desert - The Wilder Route. Image shows our Motorhome next to a lareg rock formation in a semi desrt in northern Spain.

Located in south-east Navarre in northern Spain the Bardenas Reales or Desert de Bardenas spans an impressive 100,000 acres of land. Following a route that took us 43 kilometres through a unique luna-esque landscape not only impressed us visually but also boasts, through its inescapable signs of erosion, this semi-desert’s story of formation throughout time. […]

Working & Living In A Motorhome Full Time ∼ A Complete Guide

Working & Living In A Motorhome Full Time ∼ A Complete Guide - The Wilder Route. Image shows our motorhome parked next to a river at sunset in Cornwall, England.

At the time of updating this post, it has been almost three years since we started living in a motorhome… our Bessacarr e560 named Barnaby because every adventure vehicle needs a name right?! Since July of 2018, we have learned so much, we’ve adopted digital nomad life, working & travelling throughout the UK, France, Spain, […]

7 Awesome Places To Visit In Colombia For Your Perfect Travel Itinerary

7 awesome places to visi in Colombia for your perfect travel itinerary - The Wilder Route. Image shows Kelly walking down a street lined with street art.

Our Colombia trip was packed full of adventure as we experienced as much of this stunning country as we could. Being constantly blown away by the kindness and energy of the people as well as all of the beautiful places in Colombia. We experienced diverse and mind-blowing landscapes, stunning architecture and tons of colour, music […]

Van Life Europe – Our Costs For A Month In France

Van Life Europe - Our Costs For A Month In France - The Wilder Route

Taking the decision to live in a motorhome full-time and opting to live more freely has drastically changed our way of life as well as reducing our monthly outgoings. After spending our first few months in our van in the UK, we decided on trying out van life in Europe in search of more adventure. […]

7 Remote Places We Would Love To Visit – As Inspired By Travellers

7 Remote Places We Would Love To Visit – As Inspired By Travellers

Travelling is a huge part of our lives with the list of remote places we would like to visit constantly growing. What really inspires us are natural and untouched places. In a world that seems to be always on the go, destinations that are peaceful and off the beaten track with communities still living the […]

Visiting Wales – 30 Stunning Photos To Inspire Your Trip

Visiting Wales – 30 Stunning Photos To Inspire Your Trip - The Wilder Route. Image shows a sunset view over the colourful harbour town of Tenby in South Wales.

You may or may not know that we really love Wales. We have been fortunate to explore a lot of this gorgeous country already and we are still hungry to go back and adventure more. Every time we visit Wales we are blown away by the beauty of its people, beaches, coastline, mountains and culture. Which […]

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as seen

The Wilder Route seen at Destinations - The Holiday & Travel Show in association with The Sunday Times
The Wilder Route seen at The Caravan & Motorhome Show, Event City, Manchester
The Wilder Route seen at Borderless Live
The Wilder Route seen in Wanderlust Magazine

as seen

The Wilder Route seen at Destinations - The Holiday & Travel Show in association with The Sunday Times
The Wilder Route seen in Wanderlust Magazine
The Wilder Route seen at The Caravan & Motorhome Show, Event City, Manchester
The Wilder Route seen at Borderless Live

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